Bhagavad Gita Bhasya (Gambhirananada)

listen to this (wisdom) from the standpoint of
Yoga, endowed with which wisdom you will get
rid of the bondage of action.
English Translation of Sri Sankaracharya's Sanskrit
Commentary - Swami Gambhirananda
2.39 Partha, O son of Prtha (Arjuna); esa, this;
buddhih, wisdom, the Knowledge which directly
removes the defect (viz ignorance) that is
responsible for sorrow, delusion, etc. [Mundane
existence consists of attraction and repulsion,
agentship and enjoyership, etc. These are the
defects, and they arise from ignorance about one's
Self. Enlightenment is the independent and sole
cause that removes this ignorance.] constituting
mundane existence; abhihita, has been imparted;
te, to you; sankhye, from the standpoint of Selfrealization,
with regard to the discriminating
knowledge of the supreme Reality. Tu, but; srnu,
listen; imam, to this wisdom which will be
imparted presently; yoge, from the spandpoint of
Yoga, from the standpoint of the means of
attaining it (Knowledge) -- i.e., in the context of
Karma-yoga, the performance of rites and duties
with detachment after destroying the pairs of
opposites, for the sake of adoring God, as also in
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